Nikhilesh De

Nikhilesh De is CoinDesk's managing editor for global policy and regulation, covering regulators, lawmakers and institutions. He owns < $50 in BTC and < $20 in ETH. He won a Gerald Loeb award in the beat reporting category as part of CoinDesk's blockbuster FTX coverage in 2023, and was named the Association of Cryptocurrency Journalists and Researchers' Journalist of the Year in 2020.

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'Bitcoin Could Alter the World,' Says Former US Senator

Former New Hampshire governor and three-term senator Judd Gregg has said he believes bitcoin could alter how the world views currency.

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Investment Fund Moves to Capitalize on Ethereum Ecosystem

Ethereum Capital aims to raise $50 million to purchase controlling shares of ethereum-based startups and tokens.

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JP Morgan Blockchain Spin-Off Raises $2.25 Million

Smart contract startup Kadena has raised $2.25 million in a pre-A financing private-placement SAFT round for its new blockchain project.

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Latest Zcash Ceremony Used Chernobyl Waste

Zcash's latest private Powers of Tau ceremony used nuclear waste in a small aircraft to generate random code, helping to ensure the network's privacy.

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Numbers or Not, Coincheck Isn't Mt. Gox

Though the Coincheck theft may superficially resemble 2014's Mt. Gox hack, the impact on cryptocurrencies is not nearly as significant.

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Philippines Securities Regulator Orders Halt to ICO

The Philippines Securities and Exchange Commission hit KropCoin with a cease-and-desist order, on the grounds it was offering unregistered securities.

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Coincheck Confirms Crypto Hack Loss Larger than Mt Gox

Japanese exchange Coincheck has confirmed that about $533 million-worth of cryptocurrency has been stolen from its digital wallets.

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Bitcoin Startup BitGo to Buy Asset Custodian

Blockchain security company BitGo will acquire Kingdom Trust in a new deal announced on Thursday.

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Bitcoin Takes Davos Stage in Currency Panel Debate

Cryptocurrencies took the stage Thursday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, during a panel discussion on bitcoin.

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World Leaders Are Talking Crypto at Davos

World leaders have struck a cautionary tone on cryptocurrencies in statements made during the World Economic Forum event in Davos.

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